Businga weather in March

In March, Businga sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 23°C, with 126 mm of rain across 17.5 wet days and about 12 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in March, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, March is Businga's 6th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Businga's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
23°
12th coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
17.5 wet days
Daylight
12 hours
5:47 AM – 5:45 PM
Cloud cover
73%
6th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.68 kWh/m²
Travel score
3.0
out of 10

Businga is human settlement.

Density
3/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in March

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical March day in Businga reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 23°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 35°C. Set against its neighbours, March runs about 1°C cooler than February and about 1°C warmer than April.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How March really feels in Businga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, March averages 31 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
31
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in March is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Businga weather by month

How March compares with the rest of the year at a glance. March is the 3rd-warmest and 8th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan33° / 21°336.311.84.0
Feb33° / 22°569.611.93.3
Mar32° / 23°12617.5123.0
Apr31° / 22°15220.912.13.1
May31° / 22°13121.912.13.4
Jun30° / 22°11420.912.23.7
Jul29° / 21°12922.912.23.7
Aug29° / 21°16325.312.13.4
Sep30° / 21°17724.8123.3
Oct29° / 21°18926.611.93.3
Nov30° / 21°13121.211.83.6
Dec31° / 21°478.811.84.4

Cloud cover in March

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in March.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of March, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22872
32872
42872
52872
62872
72872
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112872
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Chance of precipitation in March

Any precipitation

Businga gets around 126 mm of rain over 17.5 wet days in March. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 57% and peaks near 62% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
149
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552
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854
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Humidity in March

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of March feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, March lands in the oppressive band about 87% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 98% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
111314801
211313811
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411312821
511312821
611211841
711211841
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230006913
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260004924
270003934
280003925
290002935
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310001945

Wind in March

Winds average 7 km/h in March.

Across March, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
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47calm
57calm
67calm
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117calm
127calm
137calm
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156calm
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Sunrise & sunset in March

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 54 min at the start of March to 12 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over March. Sunrise moves from 5:52 AM to 5:41 AM, and sunset from 5:48 PM to 5:42 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.95:525:48
211.95:515:48
311.95:515:47
411.95:515:47
511.95:515:47
611.95:505:47
711.95:505:47
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912.05:495:47
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2712.05:425:43
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3012.05:415:42
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Solar energy in March

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in March, about 5.68 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in February across the year — March's 5.68 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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315.6Bright
Planning a trip in March

Is March a good time to visit Businga?

Our two travel scores rate March for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.0
Sightseeing
12th-best month of the year
5.1
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

March is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Businga.

What to pack for Businga in March

From March's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In March, Businga sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 23°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 18 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Businga in March

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in March peaks around 12 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Businga peaks around October 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeVery highExtremeVery highOct 14UV 13Dec 16UV 9
UV index (midday)Level
Jan10Extreme
Feb12Extreme
Mar12Extreme
Apr13Extreme
May12Extreme
Jun10Very high
Jul9Very high
Aug12Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct13Extreme
Nov10Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Businga in March

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where March falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Businga is worst in March — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.0× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyModerateGoodModerateMar 9109 µg/m³Oct 1011 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan52Poor
Feb109Unhealthy
Mar109Unhealthy
Apr29Moderate
May14Moderate
Jun18Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep12Good
Oct11Good
Nov17Moderate
Dec30Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Businga?

Businga sits at 3.3°N, 20.9°E, 362 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Gbadolite, 105 km away.

GemenaLisalaAlindaoKouangoBumbaLibenge

Topography around Businga

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Businga.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Businga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 359 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m.

The land around Businga is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km
50 m
16 km
176 m
80 km
290 m
treesgrasslandartificial surfaceswater
March weather nearby: Gbadolite 105 km · Binga 116 km · Gemena 124 km · Lisala 149 km · Alindao 191 km · Kouango 211 km · Bumba 217 km · Libenge 252 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / E
220 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 42% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$807
2025
Happiness
3.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
12%
of population, 2024
Road deaths
34.9
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 400

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Businga (3.3386°, 20.8858°, elevation 362 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).